The 2019 Infinite Dial report found continued increases in online audio consumption across the monthly and weekly metrics. Monthly online audio listening for 2019 totaled 67% of the U.S. population age 12 and up. This metric has been steadily rising since 2010, when the figure held steady from the year prior at just 27%. Continue Reading
AM/FM radio still holds a lead for audio consumption in cars. The latest edition of the Infinite Dial survey found that radio is still tops, but a growing number of options for accessing other audio formats behind the wheel is eroding a bit of that long-standing dominance. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial 2019 has been tracking the smart speaker trend since the debut of the first Amazon Echo device. In this year’s results, awareness of the hardware reached 79%, or about 223 million people. The rate rose from 75% in 2018 and 69% in 2017. Continue Reading
The IAB Australia has published its annual audio advertising report. The analysis shows strong support for streaming audio, with 87% of agencies using the format in 2018. Streaming digital audio was a regular part of ad activity for 62% of media agencies in the country. Continue Reading
The RIAA has released its 2018 report, and the analysis includes several new firsts and milestones for the music industry. The year saw several important records logged in streaming music, which continued to be a top growth driver for music in the United States. Continue Reading
Ahead of the Infinite Dial 2019 presentation next week, Edison Research and Triton Digital have released a preview of this year’s research report. The slide is about trends in using YouTube for music. The video platform has been a notable presence in Infinite Dial studies in past years, and 2019 promises to have more positive numbers for the site. Continue Reading
The audio industry and broader media landscape are both shifting to accommodate the rising interest in podcasts. A series of graphs from podcasting data and analytics company Chartable show exactly how much the format has grown in content, audience, and revenue, and why we’re beginning a “golden age of podcasts.” Continue Reading
The podcast industry is still unpacking the impact of Spotify’s acquisition of Gimlet Media and Anchor. Research from Panoply Media, described in a blog post indicates that Spotify already might have a good deal of sway in podcast listening. Continue Reading
Podtrac has shared its ranker of the top 20 podcasts for January 2019. The Daily, the weekday news program from The New York Times, remained in the top spot for another month. Continue Reading
Podtrac published its ranker of the top ten podcast publishers in January 2019. The year kicked off in the same style as most of 2018, with NPR at the top of the chart. Continue Reading
Webcast listening in September was 8% higher than the year-ago period, as Spotify widened its upward trend advantage compared to Pandora. This according to Triton Digital’s Top-20 Ranker, a monthly report based on Triton’s Webcast Metrics streaming measurement technology. Continue Reading
Panoply Media has entered a partnership with audio analytics company Veritonic to examine the impact of podcast advertisements across listener demographics and ad verticals. This is Veritonic’s first partnership with a podcast-exclusive platform, and the deal will take advantage of its machine listening technology. Continue Reading